Justin N. Outling

Justin Outling focuses his practice on business litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He helps businesses and professionals in a variety of industries, and has successfully brought and defended lawsuits in a wide range of matters.

Justin has successfully defended clients in a wide range of matters, including breach of contract, unfair competition and trade practices, fraud, shareholder disputes, and commercial financing.

Prior to joining Brooks Pierce, Justin practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP in New York City, where he represented financial institutions and multi-national corporations in securities and other complex litigation, as well as in criminal and regulatory matters.

Justin’s experience includes representing companies in governmental inquiries and investigations, involving hedge funds with exposure to the Bernard Madoff fraud, “repo” trading of securities, insider trading, and possible criminal liability arising from a mining accident that resulted in the deaths of over a dozen people.

Justin represents health care organizations on a variety of issues. His experience includes representing a hospital in breach of contract action involving a joint venture for an ambulatory surgical center.

Recent Publications & Media

Brooks Pierce partner Justin Outling was recently appointed co-chair of University of North Carolina-Greensboro’s Board of Visitors. He has served on the board since 2013 and will co-chair the board with his wife, Cora Outling, the director of...(read more)

Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that Justin Outling, an attorney in the Greensboro office, has been made a partner in the firm. “Justin is a talented attorney who continuously goes above and beyond for our clients as well as the Greensboro...(read more)

Speaking Engagements

Brooks Pierce partner and Greensboro City Councilman Justin Outling delivered an address at the annual Marine Corps League Flag Raising event at Greensboro’s Friendly Center on July 4. Outling spoke to attendees on the true meaning of Independence Day and thanked the Marine Corps League Detachment...Read more

Justin Outling, a partner at Brooks Pierce, addressed the 2018 Greensboro Fellows at their Welcome Reception on June 13. Outling, who spoke about his work as an attorney with Brooks Pierce and as the District Three representative for the Greensboro City Council, encouraged the fellows to take...Read more

Brooks Pierce partner Justin Outling recently served as a panelist for a discussion on affordable housing at a June 4 First Bank event. The discussion was part of First Bank’s Financial Education series, which consists of complimentary public seminars on a range of financial literacy topics. The...Read more

Recognitions

Twenty-five Brooks Pierce attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2018...(read more)

Recent Publications & Media

Brooks Pierce partner Justin Outling was recently appointed co-chair of University of North Carolina-Greensboro’s Board of Visitors. He has served on the board since 2013 and will co-chair the board with his wife, Cora Outling, the director of...(read more)

Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that Justin Outling, an attorney in the Greensboro office, has been made a partner in the firm. “Justin is a talented attorney who continuously goes above and beyond for our clients as well as the Greensboro...(read more)

Justin Outling, a business litigator and white collar criminal defense attorney at Brooks Pierce, was recently interviewed about his time as a student at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro on WUNC’s “The State of Things.” The segment...(read more)

Brooks Pierce attorney Justin Outling was included in the News & Record’s People of Influence: Top 20. To create the list, the paper examined 1,500 board members of various elected, appointed and nonprofit boards in Greensboro and Guilford...(read more)

Brooks Pierce attorney Justin Outling has been selected to participate in an educational seminar in Israel. The trip, sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF) and organized by The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC...(read more)

Brooks Pierce associate Justin Outling, a member of the Greensboro City Council, was recently featured in an episode of “Building Bridges,” a show on the Greensboro Police Department produced by the city. Outling, Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Councilmember...(read more)

Justin Outling, an associate in the Greensboro office and a Greensboro City Councilman, was recently featured on Council Conversations, a production of the city focused on how the government works. Outling spoke about many of the city’s economic...(read more)

Justin Outling, an associate in the Greensboro office of Brooks Pierce and a member of the Greensboro City Council, was recently featured on Fox 8 WGHP as one of its Newsmaker profiles. The interview focused on Outling’s work with the City Council...(read more)

Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry Frye, who was of counsel with Brooks Pierce before retiring this spring, and associate Justin Outling were honored at the Guilford County Black Lawyers Association's Inaugural Scholarship...(read more)

Brooks Pierce attorney Justin Outling was recently profiled in “Made in Greensboro,” an initiative that celebrates the city’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs, community builders and next generation of leaders. The Greensboro native and proud University...(read more)

Brooks Pierce attorney Justin Outling has been named to the Triad Business Journal’s 2016 40 Leaders Under Forty , an annual listing of the region’s top young professionals. The 2016 honorees were selected based on their professional and civic...(read more)

Justin Outling, an associate with Brooks Pierce, was elected to the Greensboro City Council on Nov. 3. He had served on the Council since June, after being appointed to fill a vacant seat. Outling told the Greensboro News & Record : “This is...(read more)

Brooks Pierce associate Justin Outling was recently appointed to the Greensboro City Council. Shortly after his appointment, he spoke with the News & Record about his career, why be believes in civic engagement and responsibility and his goals...(read more)

Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that attorney Justin Outling has been appointed to the Greensboro City Council to represent District 3. Outling replaces Zack Matheny, who resigned from his seat after four terms, and plans to run for the seat in...(read more)